Ground Floor 139 North Road Darlington DL1 2PS Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use and subdivision of car showroom (Sui Generis) to provide 3 no. commercial units (Use Class E) and 5 no. storage units (Use Class B8) with associated alterations including installation of glazing and entrance to South elevation (Westmoreland St), roller shutter doors to storage units on west elevation (alleyway) and construction of ramped access to east elevation (North Rd) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 30 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 2 Oct 2026
Documents 7
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 1
Site constraints 3
Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2020, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Darlington
- Application type
- Full Application
- Postcode
- DL1 2PS
- Received
- 27 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 9 Dec 2025
- Ward
- North Road
- Parish
- Darlington Urban Area
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 5 May 2026
- Decision
- GRANTED WITH CONDITIONS
- Decision date
- 30 Apr 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Appeal
- Split decision · 16 Dec 2025 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 3374424 ↗
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- 81 North Architecture Limited
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 142 days from validation, 90 days slower than Darlington's median of 52 for full applications. Approved, as 96% of full applications here are.
Plota live figures for full applications decided by Darlington in the last twelve months, from validation. Darlington decision record →
Public comments
38 neighbours consulted · Last counted 2 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14477334
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14477334
- Neighbours
- 11 Dec 2025
- Consultation
- 11 Dec 2025
- Comments by
- 7 Jan 2027
- Site or press notice
- 17 Dec 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 3 Feb 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
23 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
Darlington ranks #137 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 98% approval rate vs 90% nationally.
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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